Dr. Milena Penkowa, MD, PhD, DMSc

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One of the many psychological benefits of living with a dog is the opportunity Fido provides to be more mindful – that is to deliberately focus all your attention on the present moment. Mindfulness has created a huge hype over the past decade because of science-backed data showing how this Buddhist practice reduces stress and enhances health, almost from the very first minute of practice. Continue reading →

If you let your kids grow up with a dog in the house, they will enjoy a life with less allergies, fewer skin disorders and less asthma, and there’s more: Your kids will also get introduced to responsibility, trust, sympathy and empathy from owning a dog -or other furry pet such as a cat.

As your dog ages, you may observe how he is beginning to show lapses in mental capacity, or perhaps you notice some personality or behavioral effects with age. Like us humans, dogs can also develop dementia as they grow old. In that case, dogs (and people) become slow learners, suffer from disorientation, show forgetfulness or manifest memory loss, and they may not be able to always recognize family members, common commands or familiar places. Continue reading →